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Nebraska Pine Ridge Mountain Lion Season closes

by Gary Howey | Apr 8, 2020 | Uncategorized

LINCOLN, Neb. – The 2020 mountain lion hunting season in the Pine Ridge closed March 31 with seven mountain lions harvested. Season 1 opened Jan. 1. The south subunit closed during Season 1 when the harvest limit of four (three male and one female) was met on Feb. 5....

A Spring Thing

by Gary Howey | Apr 4, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

With the warming weather the walleye bite will pick up, Gary Howey, Hartington, Neb. took this walleye in the spring using a jig while fishing on Lake Francis Case. (Larry Myhre Photo) This last week or so has been decent enough that anglers where...

Nebraska Commissioners adopt waterfowl season recommendations

by Gary Howey | Mar 30, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission adopted 2020/2021 waterfowl hunting season recommendations at its March 20 meeting in Hastings. Before approving, commissioners changed some duck season dates in zones 2 and 3 to allow for a Saturday opening day....

The different Turkey Species

by Gary Howey | Mar 20, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field, Uncategorized

The author called in these two gobblers while hunting the spring season in north-central South Dakota. They came in together and as he had two permits fired one shot and put both mature gobblers down. (Outdoorsmen Productions Photo) Having hunted...

The Light Spring Bite

by Gary Howey | Mar 20, 2020 | Gary’s Thoughts from the Field

Gettysburg guide and Watertown Native Chuck Krause and Gary Howey with a mixed bag, left to right a smallmouth bass, sauger, walleye and northern taken during the spring bite on the Missouri River near Gettysburg. (Larry Myhre Photo) Spring, arrives the...